Search:

Thank you!

Just finished a Wildman Vindicator Jr. for MWP. I can't find a Rocksim file for it. Does anyone know what Wildman's comparable rocket is that has an existing Rocksim? Or does anyone have an idea of...

"The longer sustained thrust of the latter causes more erosion of the casing's interior, though, which has led to scattered reports of case "browning" (scorched appearance on the outside of the...

I know what you mean. I've been thinking about how I will hold the vertical of the parts together with any force. If I hold the dry pieces together too tightly I don't think the CA will get in far...

Dude, I totally thought the same thing, though I couldn't remember the name of the ship. My boy, 6, nearly cried. At least I got one good shot of it taking off. It hit about 40 feet before it started...

Thank you for the compliment but misfortune is bad luck. This was plain stupidity.

Minor damage to the nosecone. Rip it up, fill it and repaint (if I can fix the other stuff).

84882

You can't rush rocketry.

Engine Pod & Pylon, Right Side

8487784878848798488084881

Engine Pod & Pylon, Left Side

84873848748487584876

Rudder, Right Side

848708487184872

I'm unhappy with my carelessness but at least I learned a few things. I am pleased with my building techniques, although the breaks will require more work than if they'd been at the body tube joint....

Well last weekend was a bit of a disaster at Bong. Without going into details of two of my three losses, the worst is the near destruction of my Refit USS Atlantis. I think I may be able to fix it....

Fillets

8424584246

The centering rings are filleted on both sides with 30 min. epoxy and microballoons. I used a Dremel to drill small, canted holes around the perimeter of the centering ring...

842428424384244

The kit includes motor retention. I'm using their stock design- heavy duty T nuts roughed and epoxied into place. Nuts and washers will keep the engine secure.

Motor mount


84238842398424084241

The motor mount is a heavy duty assembly that incorporate a half-inch internal brass launch lug. Plywood centering rings are attached to the roughed up motor...

The thick styrene is not very forgiving to work with. It's soft and sort of brittle- like trying to bend good fudge- it just breaks. I tried scoring it first which just resulted in a cleaner break. I...

That's too bad. I'll probably try to make the TWA launch the following week as well.

Here's another one for ya if you have time. I've flown my Excel Plus twice, once without the AV Bay in single...

Yea, the Rustoleum was around $17 at Lowes. After using the Rustoleum I noticed that Duplicolor also offers what appears to be a color shifting spray paint. I didn't look at the price.

Very awesome. It's coming together very well.

Thanks for helping me figure this out. Will you be at Bong this weekend? Hopefully my son and I will be there on Saturday.

So the holes go through the coupler in your AV Bay and then you do your washer treatment on it. If I understand what you're saying, the fit between the AV Bay coupler and the body tube keep the holes...

Chadrog, great pics and a nice solution. You're right, it looks like a lot of work.

I have a shear pin question regarding AV Bays. Since you don't want to expose the AV bay to BP gas penetration,...

84061

Black Saturday DStar Mini in Color Shift Rustoleum blue and Krylon Clear Coat. After reading about Pledge/Future and Simple Green I tried that and beefed up the gloss factor. The Stickershox...

Black Saturday DStar Mini in Color Shift Rustoleum blue and Krylon Clear Coat. After reading about Pledge/Future and Simple Green I tried that and beefed up the gloss factor.

84060

I've used the Universal paint with good results... particularly when finishing a model made up of wood and plastic wraps. The Universal paint does spray well and has a good finish. However since I've...

The final tower assembly. Needs some TLC. Paint will do wonders.

84018840198402084021

I decided to stick with the tower for now and get it over with. Q's clean job has inspired me to get on with the task.


84013

I started with a couple of cosmetic repairs to the capsule,...

839058390683904

The tower jet base detail is cut from it's form and epoxied onto the base. The two are trimmed to round. 45 degree holes are drilled with the Dremel into the base of the tower jet...

I began with the capsule assembly... I wanted to see how the styrene cut because I didn't have any experience with it. The plastic on the capsule set is heavy gauge and seemed like a good choice to...

41994397

Last December I bought two kits from Sirius Rocketry, the Refit U.S.S. Atlantis (finished build thread here) and their flagship Saturn V. I began taking photos of both builds and then got...